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Texas factory gives Chinese copper firm an edge in tariff war
Amy Lv, Florence Lo and Shubing Wang, Yahoo Entertainment
GANZHOU, China (Reuters) -Chinese copper flat wire manufacturer Wellascent's decision early last year to build a factory in Texas was a hedge against...
Aug 25, 2025, 1:10 AM
Texas Gov. Abbott vows to approve GOP-leaning congressional voting map
JIM VERTUNO, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and HALLIE GOLDEN, Yahoo Entertainment
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday promised to quickly sign off on a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map gerrymandered to help the GOP maintain ...
Aug 23, 2025, 2:57 PM
Texas Senate Passes New Congressional Map, Sending Bill To Abbott’s Desk
Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff, Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/, Forbes
Texas Republicans passed the map early on Saturday morning after a failed filibuster attempt from Democrats.
Aug 23, 2025, 2:27 PM
Texas Senate approves redrawn congressional map favouring Republicans
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Governor Greg Abbott is expected to quickly sign it into law, though Democrats have vowed to challenge it in court.
Aug 23, 2025, 8:32 AM
10 Friday AM Reads
Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com
My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • The United States Is Southern Now: From booming metros to culture-defining exports, the South has quietly become a demographic powerhouse and a battleground for the country’s identity. (Businessweek) • The Trillion-Do…
Aug 22, 2025, 10:30 AM
Texas lawmakers approve redistricting map favouring Republicans
BBC News
Facing opposition from Democrats who fled the state to stall the vote, Republicans hope the new maps will lead to more seats in Congress.
Aug 20, 2025, 10:45 PM
WATCH: Laufey plays 'This or That' with 'GMA'
ABC News
The singer shared her summer hot takes as part of the 'GMA' Summer Concert Series.
Aug 20, 2025, 4:27 PM
Texas GOP Ordered Dems to Sign a Hall Pass or Face Arrest. So This Rep. Slept in the Capitol.
Danielle Han, Jezebel
Rep. Nicole Collier agreed to return to the state after fleeing to delay a vote on GOP gerrymandering—but refused to further comply with the House Speaker's inane demands.
Aug 20, 2025, 3:06 PM
Democrats get police escorts to prevent a new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate
BILL BARROW, TRAN NGUYEN, FERNANDA FIGUEROA and JOHN HANNA, Yahoo Entertainment
Texas Democrats who ended a walkout found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to keep them from repeating the protest that stalled Republican...
Aug 19, 2025, 4:01 AM
Opening of new migrant detention center in Texas met with protests
Ely Brown, ABC News
Texas' Camp East Montana, the latest and largest of the migrant detention centers being opened across the country, is being met with criticism from immigration advocates.
Aug 18, 2025, 11:29 PM
Texas Democrats ending two-week walkout over gerrymandered US GOP House map
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
California Democrats have advanced countereffort to redraw their congressional boundaries, against Trump's push.
Aug 18, 2025, 4:19 PM
Trump prompted a battle over voting maps. Here's how redistricting affects voters
Larry Kaplow, NPR
In a battle prompted by President Trump, Texas and California could redraw lines that change whose votes really matter in the 2026 congressional elections.
Aug 18, 2025, 9:42 AM
Texas could lose political clout under Trump’s call for a new census
Owen Dahlkamp, Salon
Trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants could backfire in red states on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Aug 15, 2025, 10:00 AM
Trump, Abbott and the GOP bring Orbán-style autocracy to Texas
Chauncey DeVega, Salon
As the Lone Star State's Democratic lawmakers resist, national Democrats should take a lesson
Aug 14, 2025, 10:45 AM
Texas House Democrats remain out of state as redistricting showdown continues
Oren Oppenheim, Kelsey Walsh, Brittany Shepherd, ABC News
The battle over mid-decade redistricting in Texas -- where the state’s congressional lines could be redrawn well ahead of the upcoming census -- continues Monday.
Aug 11, 2025, 4:42 PM
Texas Dems know they may lose redistricting battle — but plan bigger fight
Kayla Guo, Salon
Democrats concede there’s only so much they can do to keep Texas from redrawing its maps.
Aug 9, 2025, 10:00 AM
The Flaw in the Texas Democrats’ Plan
Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic
Eventually, they’ll have to go home.
Aug 8, 2025, 4:35 PM
FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who left state, Sen. John Cornyn says
Caroline Linton, CBS News
Texas Republicans have been trying to bring the state Democratic lawmakers back in order to vote on their redistricting plan.
Aug 7, 2025, 6:22 PM
NASA Approves Ted Cruz’s Plan to Move a Space Shuttle to Houston, Setting Up a Fight With the Smithsonian
Passant Rabie, Gizmodo.com
The Smithsonian acquired the shuttle from NASA in 2012, and it's openly objecting to its possible relocation.
Aug 6, 2025, 4:40 PM
Beto O'Rourke's group helping front costs of bolting Texas House Democrats
Brittany Shepherd, ABC News
Members are racking up bills from travels to remain outside of state boundaries.
Aug 6, 2025, 12:16 PM
How a Texas showdown could reshape Congress - and Trump's presidency
BBC News
A dramatic redistricting fight could spread to other states before next year's crucial midterm elections.
Aug 5, 2025, 8:03 PM
Texas Republican: GOP ‘will never have the White House again’ if state lost to Democrats
Filip Timotija, The Hill
Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison (R) claimed Monday the Republican Party will “never have the White House again” if Democrats overtake the majority in the...
Aug 5, 2025, 12:14 PM
Texas GOP threatens to arrest Democratic leaders. And, why 2 NASA missions could end
Brittney Melton, NPR
Texas GOP is threatening to arrest Democratic lawmakers unless they return to vote on redrawing the congressional map. And, two NASA satellite missions that scientists and farmers rely on could end.
Aug 5, 2025, 10:56 AM
Showdown in Texas as Abbott threatens Democrats who fled in protest of redistricting
Alexandra Hutzler, Oren Oppenheim, Brittany Shepherd, ABC News
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas House Democrats have until 3 p.m. local time on Monday to return to the statehouse for the special session or risk losing their jobs.
Aug 4, 2025, 3:39 PM